Inkwell



R.. HARDING.

INKWELL.

APPLICATION FILED. OCT-9,1920- 1,386, 108. Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

m wtoz, f2 Haida/ ROLAND HARDING, or (moron, NEW YORK.

- INKWELL.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

Application filed October 9, 1920. Serial No. 415,742.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROLAND HARDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Groton, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Inkwell, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the class of stationery, and more particularlyto ink bottle supports, it being an object of the invention to provide asupport which will maintain the bottle in an upright position, and onewhich will eliminate any possibility of the bottle tilting over to spillthe contents thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a support of thischaracter which will normally hold the bottle in a true horizontalposition regardless of the inclination of the surface on which the sameis supported.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a novelmeans to permit the bottle to be tilted at the will of the user, tocause the contents of the bottle to be thrown onto the usual corkextension to be applied to a pen.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing 2- Figure 1 illustrates a side elevational viewof an ink bottle support showing a bottle as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 illustrates a plan view of the suport.

p Fig. 3 illustrates a front elevational view of the same.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the stand or support is formedpreferably of a sheet of metal bent intermediate its ends to provide thebase 5 and upper section 6, the base 5 being provided with suitableextensions 7 providing feet for the stand to support the base in spacedrelation with the surface on which the same is positioned.

The upper section has a pair of angular portions 8 stamped therefrom,which angular portions are bent upwardly as indicated by 1 and 3 of thedrawing, there being provlded vertical extensions 9 forming a part ofeach of the angular portionsJfor purposes to be hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The bottle embracing support includes a circular member 10 which mayalso be stamped from a sheet of metal, which circular member 10 isprovided with integral depending arms 11 disposed diametrically oppositeeach other, the arms having the extreme lower ends thereof bent at rightangles to the body portions thereof, to provlde rests for the bottom ofthe bottle belng supported, a bottle being indicated by the referencecharacter 12, in Fig. 1 of the drawing. 2

Extending upwardly from the circular member 10 and arranged at oppositesides thereof, are the bearing members 13 which are designed to engagethe arms 9, there belng provided suitable pivot pins 14 passing throughthe bearing members 13 and arms 9, in a manner to permit the circularmember to pivot with relation to the stand proper, enabling the bottlesupported thereby to be tilted at various angles.

Forming a part of the base 5 is an upstanding finger 15 which is notchedas at 16 to accommodate one edge of the upper section 6, the notchesbeing arranged throughout the length of the finger 15, thus enabling theupper section to be moved at various angles with respect to the base 5to maintain the bottle proper in a horizontal position regardless of theinclination of the surface on which the device is positioned.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is p 1. Abottle support comprising a base, an upper section formed integral withthe base and adapted to move with respect thereto, said upper sectionhaving opposed angular portions, a circular bottle embracing memberhaving pivotal connection with the right angled portions, and means forsecuring the upper section in various positions of adjustment withrespect to the base.

2. A bottle support comprising a base, an upper section formed integralwith the base and adapted to move with respect thereto, means foradjusting the upper section with relation to the base, a circular memberpivotally supported by the upper section, depending arms forming a partof the circular member, said depending arms having right angledextremities to support abottle and means to permit pivotal movement ofthe circular member-"With respect to' the support.

3. A bottle support comprising a base, at upperhsection formed integralwiththebase,

and adapted to move with respect thereto,

a circular bottle supportingcmember having pivotal connection with theupper section,

means carried by the) circular bottle supporting; member to embrace abottle, andpositions of adjustment with respect to the,

ancladapted to move with respect thereto, an upwardly extending armformed integral with the base and having notches, said notches adaptedto accommodate a portion of one edge of the upper section to supportthe. upper section in its positionsof adjustment, and pivotal bottlesupporting'means carried byithe'tupperesection.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoafiixedmy signa ture in: the presence of two Wltl'lGSSGS.

' RoLANDtHA m e; Witnesses:

HAROLD GQHARDING, HAROLD E. SIMPSON.

